Show LITERATURE The Prussian administration is making a vigorous revision of the public libraries and reading rooms in Posen and Upper Silesia in order to clear them of all writings inspired by too Polish national sentiment M Paul ThureauDangin has lately published pub-lished the fifth volume of his History of the July Monarchy It includes the four years 178145 which were tho triumphal years of M Guizot and his peace policy The volume is rich in document well composed com-posed and well written Mrs Maud Howe Elliott and Mrs Florence Flor-ence Howe Hall having undertaken to write an account of the life and education of their fathers deaf dumb and blind pupil the lato Laura Bridgman will bo glad to receive any letters papers etc relating re-lating to the subject Mys Halls address is Scotch Plains New Jersey An Essay on the Autographic Collections Collec-tions of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution by Lyman C Draper originally published in the tenth volume of the Wisconsin Historical His-torical Society Collections has been issued is-sued separately revised and enlarged in a handsome quarto form Mr Harold Frederic in his London d is patch to the New York Times on the 13th inst says The Academy devotes nearly two entire pages to a eulogistic review of Dragons Teeth a great novel from the Portugese translated in America by Miss Serrano and published by Ticknor Colt Co-lt does not mention however that America Amer-ica produces ten good translations of valuable valu-able Continental books to every one made hero in England and that great numbers of authors like Franzos Ebers Heyse Freytag and Galdos are well known there whose names have scarcely been heard in in England Robins Farewell Caprice for Piano by Fisher is the very latest of publications of new music Mr Fisher has a happy faculty in writing pleasing and melodious music interesting to pupil and teacher It is dedicated to the Sisters of Charity who like many other successful teachers arousing aro-using thu same very extensively Mailed on receipt of 50 cents in postage stamps by Ign Fisher Publisher Toledo Ohio |